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Hungary has changed its mind about a controversial plan to start a Chinese university in Budapest

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Hungarian government He changed his mind Plans to open a branch of Fudan University in Shanghai, one of the most famous Chinese universities in China, in Budapest. Earlier this year, the initiative was announced and sparked a number of criticisms and protests from the opposition, with the government announcing a referendum on the issue to select citizens. Opponents of Prime Minister Victor Orban, a right-wing populist who has been accused of pursuing various dictatorial policies, have been able to use their own nationalist rhetoric against him, criticizing his choice to provide public funding to a foreign university. “This is a new situation, and this is the first time that Chinese investment has become a political issue in Hungary,” said analyst Peter Kreke. Al Guardian.

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The plan to be implemented in 2024 was attracted Lots of criticism from the beginning For two main reasons: first, Urban forced the Central European University (CEU), founded by economist and philanthropist George Soros, only last year, to force Budapest to close its headquarters on Hungary’s top university at the time; The second reason is that the majority of Western Chinese academic institutions are questioned because they are too compromised with the government that governs the country.

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